How to Watch Boston Marathon Live Stream Online without Cable

This year, the most famous and oldest marathon will be headlined by Olympic medalists Galen Rupp and Meb Keflezighi. Meanwhile, last year’s winner, Lemi Berhanu Hayle returns in hopes of defending his title. As for the women’s run, you can expect a competitive race with the last three Boston Marathon winners, a US Olympian, and three Kenyan star athletes.

The Boston Marathon will air on NBCSN nationwide. The preview show is Sunday April 16 at 4 p.m. The following day, April 17, the race begins at 8:30 a.m. ET. NBC Sports will also have an online camera stream of the finish line, so viewers can watch as every runner crosses. While you would normally need cable to watch NBCSN, there are ways to watch Boston Marathon online without cable.

Watch the Boston Marathon Live Stream on fuboTV

Watch all your favorite shows, including the Boston Marathon live stream, using fuboTV! The NBCSN live stream is just one of 40+ channels available to watch in the $35/month fuboTV package. Watch on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and multiple other devices. fuboTV’s main package offers a bunch of sports channels, because fuboTV was originally made for sports. Now, fuboTV also includes multiple other, popular channels. Available channels include Telemundo, BTN, Oxygen, Golf Channel, History, and USA. Local channels are available in live stream if you live in a city like New York. Otherwise, you have no choice but to watch local content in the VOD library. Record all your favorite shows, when they air live using the cloud-based DVR that comes with your fuboTV membership.

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Stream the Boston Marathon on DIRECTV NOW

A way to watch Boston Marathon is with DIRECTV NOW! HBO and Cinemax are add-on channels, available with any package for $5 a piece, each month. Base packages start at $35 per month, and the channel lineup is familiar if you had cable before. Channels in the 60+ channels Live a Little package include Animal Planet, BBC America, TLC, Lifetime, Free-form, HLN, truTV, USA, TNT, TCM, TBS, TeenNick and Discovery. You will want to watch on one of the following devices: Chromecast, Amazon Fire devices, Apple TV, mobile devices, and web browsers.

Watch Boston Marathon Online on Sling TV Blue

You can watch Boston Marathon streaming using Sling TV Blue. The service is the middle package, and costs $25 per month! You receive around 40 different channels, and the lineup includes: NBCSN, AMC, IFC, A&E, TBS, Lifetime, History, TNT, and El Rey. You can watch local channels like FOX and NBC on demand in the Sling TV library, or in a certain number of cities, in live stream! It’s also possible to add to your package thanks to bundle packs! Each pack costs $5 extra per bundle! There are many different bundles to choose from including the Broadcast Extra bundle, which offers plenty of Broadcast networks like ABC. You can also add premium channels on like HBO for an additional monthly fee! Sling TV is available for usage by all major streaming devices such as Roku and Chromecast.

Watch the Boston Marathon Live Stream on PlayStation Vue

PS Vue is just one of the multiple ways you can watch Boston Marathon streaming. It starts with the Vue base package, which costs $30/month. The package offers 45+ channels, which include stations like Cartoon Network, Disney XD, AMC, USA, TNT, Food Network, FX, HGTV, and more. HBO and other premium channels are an additional fee. You can also watch live stream local channels in cities like Dallas and New York. Everywhere else, you will have to watch local content on demand. You don’t have to miss anything thanks to the Vue cloud-based DVR. Your content will be stored for 28 days, so watch wisely!

PlayStation Vue offers several different devices you can use to stream Boston Marathon and other shows using Vue! These include Roku, mobile devices, web browsers, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Amazon Fire TV. Be aware that mobile devices only allow you to watch Vue using the PlayStation service in your home location! You can get around this by using your PS Vue login on TV Everywhere apps!

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